Center for Career & Professional Development

The Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD) partners with students and alumni to enhance their educational goals, career development and job or internship search as they transition from college to career.
As a student, you'll explore career options, obtain career-related experience, as well as research and find meaningful employment appropriate to your knowledge, abilities, aspirations and interests.
We accomplish our mission by providing students with:
- Cooperative education and internships.
- Networking with recruiters through campus interviewing, career fairs, employer information sessions and online career management software.
- Courses, workshops, seminars, and online career resources for lifelong career management skills.
Center for Career & Professional Development events are sponsored by Alliance Catholic Credit Union.
University of Detroit Mercy Students, Faculty and Staff are eligible to join! See on-campus banking for our McNichols Campus location. Visit Alliance Catholic Credit Union to learn more about their banking services.
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Our Mission and Values
Mission Statement
The Center for Career & Professional Development's mission is to offer relevant and timely career development training to Detroit Mercy students. The Center provides opportunities for students to explore career options, obtain career-related experience and to research and find meaningful employment appropriate to their knowledge, abilities, aspirations and interests.
We accomplish our mission by providing students with …
- Experiential learning opportunities through cooperative education and internships.
- Opportunities to network with recruiters through campus interviewing, career fairs, employer information sessions and online career management software.
- Opportunities to learn and implement lifelong career development and career management skills through courses, workshops, seminars and online career resources.
Our Core Values
- We are committed to empowering students to make purposeful career-related decisions.
- We are committed to building and fostering partnerships with employers, faculty, staff and administration to facilitate the accomplishment of the CCPD mission.
- We are committed to supporting the University's mission to provide excellent student-centered education in a welcoming and supportive environment.
Meet the staff

Dan Eickhoff
Assistant Director- Relationship Manager
313-993-1449
eickhodt@udmercy.edu

Tracey Knowles
Director of Center for Career Professional Development
313-993-1444
knowletl@udmercy.edu

Angela Nasr
Graduate Assistant
313-993-1017

Robert Rogowski
Career Advisor in Residence
313-993-1017
rogowsro@udmercy.edu
Employment and CCPD Events
Posted: Fri, July 11, 2025
Peer Educator, College of Health Profession/McAuley School of Nursing
Posted: Wed, July 16, 2025
Research Assistant, Law
Posted: Wed, July 16, 2025
Teaching Assistant, Law
Posted: Fri, July 18, 2025
Office Assistant, Student Life
Posted: Fri, July 18, 2025
Content Creator
Posted: Fri, July 18, 2025
Ambassador, Fitness Center
Posted: Tue, August 19, 2025
Accounting and Fiscal Administration Career Trainee at Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Posted: Wed, August 20, 2025
Student Assistant at California Department of Water Resources
Posted: Mon, March 10, 2025
Software Engineering Intern for Video Surveillance Software at IPConfigure
Posted: Mon, March 10, 2025
Occupational Therapist (OT), PRN, First Shift, Occupational Therapy at UC Health
Posted: Mon, March 10, 2025
Natural Language Processing Algorithm Engineer at TensorEden AI
Posted: Mon, March 10, 2025
Assistant Team Leader at Ravi Engineering and Land Surveying, PC
Posted: Wed, August 20, 2025
USPS MEGA HIRING EVENT VT
Posted: Wed, August 27, 2025
CBP Virtual Career Expo September 10th
Posted: Fri, August 01, 2025
Get to Know the Disney College Program
Posted: Wed, August 20, 2025
The Unspoken Rules of Landing the Job
Posted: Wed, July 02, 2025
IBM USA College and University Student Tech Talk Wednesdays
Posted: Wed, September 03, 2025
2026 Blackstone LaunchPad Summer Analyst Program Info Session (VIRTUAL)